Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Two of Oregon’s 34 wild and scenic rivers run right through Springfield, offering numerous water recreation opportunities. The Willamette River, McKenzie River, and their tributaries are enticing in the hot summer months, but these are fast-moving, dynamic waterways that need…
On the Fourth of July, I refl ected on the state of our democracy and our most recentelection. Voter turnout in Cottage Grove’s May election was 21%. Four out of five eligible voters did not vote. Only 2,600 voted out…
SPRINGFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT MONDAY, JULY 24 (59 total calls) Top calls: Dispute (7), Theft (6), Alarm (5) 1:33 am: Criminal trespass, 3405 Gateway St. 5:33 am: Theft, 2289 Olympic St. 10:24 am: Assist state police, E. 19th Ave./Franklin Blvd., Eugene…
GARAGE SALE 45 Sandalwood Loop, Creswell. Friday-Saturday, Aug.11 & 12, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cleaned out storage unit and house; everything must go. CITYWIDE YARD SALE Drain’s 30th annual citywide yard sale, Saturday. Aug. 12, 7 a.m. until ??.…
Mary Joan Garrod (01/09/1950-07/23/2023) GARROD: Mary Joan Garrod, 73, of Drain, Ore. died on July 23, 2023. Arrangements: Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral Chapel and Crematorium.
PHOTO PROVIDED / LANE COUNTY HISTORY MUSEUM: This 1940s photo shows the front exterior of the former Springfield High School building at 525 Mill St. Massive maple trees span across the front of the building. SPRINGFIELD – After over a…
SPRINGFIELD – Shelley Street is relatively quiet. Its curved asphalt beckons semi-trucks and other service vehicles to a wealth of industrial-style buildings, housing everything ranging from restaurant equipment to cleaning supplies. While the anonymity reveals little to the outside eye,…
SPRINGFIELD – There are people who litter and people who pick up litter. Julie Sonam is the latter. Sonam grew up on a farm in Central Oregon. She’s lived in Springfield for about 15 years and has been picking up…
Editor’s note: This is the first installment of a series of profiles on our area’s high school athletic directors. Be on the lookout in the coming weeks for Parts 2-5. CRESWELL – Some people are born to walk down a…